Peace, Protest and Rebel Shenanigans Two free events for the Let's Get Lyrical Festival 7pm, 10th and 17th February Word Power Books, 45 West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh Phone: 0131 662 9112 Email: books@word-power.co.uk 10th at 7pm Peace and Protest with Ian Davison, Murdoch Kennedy, Stuart McHardy, Nancy Nicolson, Ewan McVicar The Glasgow Eskimos singing campaign opposed the might of the Holy Loch American nuclear submarine base. Songmakers Ian Davison and Nancy Nicolson have created pro-peace songs that have inspired many marchers and demonstrators, including the 1980s SCND Buskers. 17th at 7pm Rebel Shenanigans with Eileen Penman, John Greig, Ukes Against Nukes, Steven Clark, Ewan McVicar Singing trouble-makers celebrate The Bo'ness Rebel Ceilidh songs of the 1950s that celebrated the 1950 Reiving of the Stane o Scone and urged the creation of a Scottish Republic, and the later songmakers who opposed the 1980s Poll Tax and the Gulf Wars. From Ewan McVicar

So many 'green' songs simply wail about what 'WE' as humanity are doing to our unique Planet Earth. 'Spectral Paradise' lays the blame for ecologiocal destruction not with us, but sqarely at the door of Capitalists. By Capitalists I mean those after 'return on Capital' regardless of floods, landslides, climate change and other social and eco destruction, in the persuit of a healthy balance sheet - the bottom line.

I'll try a blue clicky for the reference after I sign off. Hope readers have the patience to look up 'Spectral Paradise' on Myspace if it goes wrong!